Chinese Rat Snake
Ptyas korros
The adult Chinese Rat Snake is a fast, diurnal colubrid found in fields, villages, forest edges, and other warm lowland habitats. It is an active hunter of rats, mice, frogs, lizards, birds, and eggs, making it a useful natural predator around farms. Rather than using venom, it seizes prey with quick bites and relies on agility, persistence, and escape speed. When cornered, an adult may rear slightly, hiss, strike, and release a strong-smelling musk.
- Type
- Swift / Fang
- Conservation status
- NT
Growth chain
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- Chinese Rat Snake